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Ellsworth township, Hamilton County, Iowa (IA) detailed profile

Number of foreign born residents: 25 (53% naturalized citizens)

Ellsworth township:

25.4%
Whole state:

3.1%

59% of Ellsworth township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 40% lived in Iowa.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 7897
  • Northeast: 86
  • Midwest: 425
  • South: 2969
  • West: 493

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $23,100


Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 0.9%

No gay or lesbian households reported
Ellsworth township, IA map Ellsworth township, Iowa satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $26,800


Housing units in Ellsworth township with a mortgage: 1,474 (125 second mortgage, 57 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,162

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 70
  • 1995 to 1998: 340
  • 1990 to 1994: 384
  • 1980 to 1989: 629
  • 1970 to 1979: 1,126
  • 1960 to 1969: 959
  • 1950 to 1959: 811
  • 1940 to 1949: 579
  • 1939 or earlier: 413

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Ellsworth township, Iowa:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 47
  • 3 rooms: 109
  • 4 rooms: 402
  • 5 rooms: 972
  • 6 rooms: 1,085
  • 7 rooms: 528
  • 8 rooms: 154
  • 9 or more rooms: 122

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ellsworth township, Iowa:

  • 1 room: 34
  • 2 rooms: 67
  • 3 rooms: 233
  • 4 rooms: 415
  • 5 rooms: 344
  • 6 rooms: 211
  • 7 rooms: 35
  • 8 rooms: 24
  • 9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Ellsworth township:

  • no bedroom: 13
  • 1 bedroom: 119
  • 2 bedrooms: 656
  • 3 bedrooms: 2,245
  • 4 bedrooms: 336
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 50

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ellsworth township:

  • no bedroom: 44
  • 1 bedroom: 249
  • 2 bedrooms: 570
  • 3 bedrooms: 461
  • 4 bedrooms: 39
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Ellsworth township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 185
  • 1 vehicle: 871
  • 2 vehicles: 1,582
  • 3 vehicles: 591
  • 4 vehicles: 148
  • 5 or more vehicles: 42

Cars and other vehicles available in Ellsworth township in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 259
  • 1 vehicle: 703
  • 2 vehicles: 339
  • 3 vehicles: 62
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Construction (13%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
  • Chemicals (7%)
  • Warehousing and storage (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Educational services (29%)
  • Health care (24%)
  • Personal and laundry services (9%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Petroleum and coal products (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (16%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (11%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Cooks and food preparation workers (13%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (11%)
  • Registered nurses (10%)
  • Personal appearance workers (9%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (6%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (6%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Ellsworth township:

  • United States or American (31.8%)
  • Irish (6.5%)
  • English (6.4%)
  • Scotch-Irish (3.0%)
  • German (2.9%)
  • Dutch (0.9%)
  • Italian (0.7%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

  • Mexico (55%)
  • Other Eastern Africa (12%)
  • Germany (6%)
  • Philippines (6%)
  • Egypt (6%)
  • Canada (6%)
  • Africa, n.e.c. (5%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Utility gas (63%)
  • Electricity (28%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
  • Wood (2%)
  • No fuel used (1%)

97.1% of residents of Ellsworth township speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (45% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 25% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (54% speak English very well, 46% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 11,936

Size of family households: 1,622 2-persons, 876 3-persons, 659 4-persons, 241 5-persons, 77 6-persons, 31 7-or-more-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 1,129 1-person, 96 2-persons, 8 3-persons, 6 5-persons,

119 married couples with children.
10 single-parent households (1 men, 9 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 14
Here:

0.9%
Iowa:

10.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 35
Here:

4.5%
Iowa:

7.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 27
Here:

8.0%
Iowa:

25.4%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Ellsworth township:

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